The vagabond

Or swagman, depends which country you are

He walks alone

I recognise Him, he is one of your own

And

 leave the soul alone

Because, He's got no-one

He live's his life by his creed

He is the keeper of his seed

Alone he walks the road, 

Living for a meal a day

Whether it be for the hunt or chase

Just a meal a day, he has survived

No need to pretend, just a vagabond

No family or friends, just the animals

And him, no need, for anything else

He walks alone

He's not lonely

He will stay with the animals

Just watch silently

And you will see

Watch from afar

He prefers not to be seen

Someday's he will let you

Walk with him, eat with him

He eat's silently,

When finished he gathers 

His sparse belongings and leaves

As quietly as he arrives

Wanting to be alone

He's used to being alone

He likes to be alone

Company is not his life

He's free, his heart is free

He lives the life of a vagabond

Life on the open road

A quiet man, not liking being followed

He is free, his heart is free

Longing for freedom he steps up the pace

One days soon, he may settle

Beneath the moon, beneath the trees

Truly he is not alone

He does not let anyone know

He follows his dream

He follows his wisdom

He follows nature

He could leave it all behind

But it follows him day by day

He does not know what he is going to find

Each day as he wanders aimlessly

He has his dreams

The vagabond

Has taken years to find himself

Following himself

Following his wisdom

Following nature

Content and fulfilled

Just himself and the open road

He moves lightly through the open woods

Taking care to share the future with others

Along the open road, and under the blue skies

Now fulfilled and content

Consenting to no-one

He has lived his life

His way, sharing with the animals

Living his dream

And other when they wandered into his camp

Nobody said he had to live the life of a vagabond

He did so because he needed to grow

And be with nature

Existing within human nature

He lived free

To fly with his dreams

To fly with his wisdom

Like nobody before him

Now he may be at peace in the end

With wisdom and glory

Author's Note

Free flowing verse with nature

Reviews

[yesidid]

i bet old wolly was a vagabond

[B.J]

Cool great Idea

[W R Stowe]

He id so because he needed to grow"Is this supposed to be He is? Its a good story of the life of an old school hobo not modern day though they are mostly druggies or drunks

[B.J]

Thank you I missed that as well.. I have not been doing much writing lately been ill. Modern day here as well druggies or drunks on the road. In the outback they are on the road mostly miners looking for work.

[W R Stowe]

they in the U.S. are mostly homeless because of not wanting rules to follow

[B.J]

It is sad when it gets that way see similar issues here in the big cities. Some in my personal family are homeless from drugs and as we call it here booze.

[W R Stowe]

yes it is a shame and they need love but not enabling

[B.J]

for sure certainly is, I am well out of it all now I made a tree change for a new start in life

[W R Stowe]

Amen to that it took me 40 years of wandering and flirting with the abyss of Satan

[B.J]

That's what I was doing before I left my home to start afresh....

[W R Stowe]

Glad you found your chance to finf your Savior

[B.J]

I wont say it has been an easy journey I am still going through a heap of stuff mentally but I am getting there

[W R Stowe]

pray for your suscess

[wordman]

this is a great write,a vagabond a loner only seen when he wants to be,vert creative

[B.J]

I just spotted a couple of technical error, oops, first time I did something like that for a while.
Yes I was trying to be creative

[B.J]

Thanks for you comment spent most of the morning thinking about it.

[wordman]

well keep it comingnwe missed your writing and comments

[B.J]

I will get there trying to think differently

[wordman]

my key board is going out yeap that's how you do it

[B.J]

I like your comment

[wordman]

my comments are better than my poetry lol

[B.J]

You make me smile, closing down for a while got an appointment in town. Give me time to do some thinking.